(1) Subject to requirements set forth in § 177-12A and B, no person shall keep honeybees within the Town of West Hartford without first obtaining a permit.
(2) An application for the keeping of honeybees shall be made in writing to the Town Planner and shall include all information outlined in § 177-41 and subject to a zoning permit fee as outlined in § 177-50.
(3) The Town Planner shall review applications for the keeping of honey bees and shall approve, disapprove or approve with modification such proposed application within 30 days after having received all of the information described in this section.
(4) The Town Planner shall give notice of the application by sending, by certificate of mailing, a copy of the application to the owners of all adjoining property to the property which is the subject of the application.
(5) The applicant shall post a sign giving notice of the application in a conspicuous place on the property for which the keeping of honeybees is sought, visible from a public street. Said sign shall be posted from the date an application is received by the Town Planner and shall remain in place until a decision on the application has been made.
(6) Permits shall be renewed annually, at no cost, and may be revoked if the permit has not been renewed within one week of the expiration of the prior permit.
(7) Failure to comply with any of these conditions may result in the revocation of the permit.

State requirements.

(1) The applicant shall obtain all necessary permits prior to the installation of any colony and shall annually, on or before the first day of October, make application to the State Entomologist for the registration of bees. Following the issuance of the initial permit, no application for a permit or renewal of a permit to keep bees shall be considered until proof of registration with the State of Connecticut Entomologist is provided.

See § 177-12: Keeping of honeybees. for detailed information.
See Licenses and Permits for information.
See Public Portal for more information.